Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-05-30
OUR OLDEST GENERALS.
PEN PICTURES OF SHERMAN, sHER-
iDAN AND ROSECRANS.

lDAN AND ROSECRANS.
Rosecrans Describes His Removal from
the Army of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
dan as a Presiding Oficer-A Chat
with Sculptor Ward.
Especial Correspondence
WASHINGTON, May 90.
The noted generals Of the army are fast
passing away, and we will soon have no more
such reunions as that of the Army Of the
Cumberland which took place here last week.
There is scarcely noted general now living
whose hair is not gray. Logan, Hancock,
Mcclellan and Grant have died within two
years. and the wrinkles are fast creeping
around the eyes of Gen. Sherman Sher-
mans hair is still brown, however, though his
high forehead is fading Off into badness and
his short red beard is as white as snow. ]
watched him closely as he spoke to the sol
diers, and he is the same blunt, talented Te-
cumseh that he was in the early sixties He
stood upon the platform part of the time,
with one hand in his pocket, and awkwardly
as he gestured, he seemed perfectly at home.
He is nearly as tall as his brother
John, who sat behind him, and ne
is, like all his tribe, good speech
maker. Slender, plainly dressed, with a
high Henry Clay collar and a plain face
showing out above it, his blue eyes sparkled
with good feeling as he talked, and he looked,
as he is, in full sympathy with the world
No man i'm the United States enjoys life bet
ter than William Tecumseh Sherman There
is no age in his feelings, and he is as warm
hearted and impulsive now as a boy He
likes to kiss pretty girl as well as when he
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then secretary of the interior under President
Taylor. He would not have the presidency
[ it were offered him, and he has charac-
terized White House life as worse than the
da kest pictures of Dantes Inferno
Gen. Rosecrans, though older than Sher
man, is also young in appearance His face
shines with good humor and he looks like a
fat, stumpy, gray headed boy as he moves
lbout Washington dressed in the most COM
non of business clothes, and paying no regard
% personal appearance There is no snob
oishness about Rosecrans, and he is hail fel-
'ow well met with every one. He is 6S years
DID, and is a much younger looking man than
Senator Edmunds, who is a full ten years
younger. Rosecrans is, however, a queer
combination. He was brave officer and he
made good reputation in congress- but he
has never gotten over his removal from the
command of the army of the Cumberland,
and one OF the most pathetic sights of the re-
union was his explanation to his old troops as
to how his removal took place. He told the
boys how Thomas had not, as was stated by
I late book published on the subject, thought
himself superior to Rosecrans, and how Gen
Garfield had told him at the request of
Thomas that he, Thomas, would not serve in
he army of the Cumberland under any other
commander than him, and that he was per-
ectly satisfied to have him as his chief Rose
rams described the scene in the tent at Chat.
anooga when he received his dispatch re-
ieving him of bis command and when he
announced the fact to Thomas His story
'as not been published in the newspapers. but
/ was to my mind the most interesting part
4 the meeting. " II was at night" said he
" that L received tho order, and | sent for
Gen. Thomas. He came alone to the to't p~i
ooll his seat. l banded him the letter. He
gsad it, and as he did SO his breast began to
twell and he turned pale. He did not want
10 accept the command, but we agreed upor
consideration that he must do so. and | told
hiin that | could not bear to meet my troops
,fterwc"d. L want to leave said /, before
he announcement is made, and will start in |
The early morning. packed up that night, |
nd the next morning about o'clock | rode |
way through the fog which then hung owe. |
he camp. The best of relations prevaileG |
Ietween Gen Thomas and myself, and as to
he statement that lie considered himself my |
uperior, and obeyed orders only from sense |
# duty, | assure you it was not So"
As Rosecrans bowed to the audience and
stepped back from the platform there was
Ut "a man present who did not feel sorry for
i'm, and he was so much affected himself
nat his voice trembled as he uttered his
tossing words. He talked in low tone ana
lis accents were almost pleading
Zen. Sheridan was q prominent figure
throughout the reunion. He has grown
much fatter since he rode that dashing ride
20 Winchester, and his hair, which was blaak
hen, is now frosted silver Sheridan has a
big head, big body and short legs. He looks
larger sitting down than when standing, and
when he has statue it will undoubtedly be
laced upon horseback. He looks now like a
well to do French count who has goodly
state and whose cellars are full of rare old
Burgundy, He might have stepped out OF
one of Rubens' pictures, his complexion is so
iorid his eyes so blue and his hair so white
lie has the form of the great Napoleon,
though his abdomen is not so large as Napo
cons was during his latter DAYS Gen
Sheridan is not over five feet five inches high.
and his shoulders are very broad and very
full. His chest is well thrown out. and
ais large, round head is fastened to the
lrunk by very short fat, fiorid
leck. line drawn from the tip
If his nose through to the back of his head
would measure full twelve inches, and his red
orehead wrinkles like seersucker coat
when he becomes annoyed, as he was some
What during his presiding over the reunion
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